Demonstrations
Info center workers stage demonstrations before minsters’ council
Egypt
September 14, 2010
Info center workers stage demonstrations before minsters’ council
Hundreds of workers from information centers run by the Ministry of Local Development on Tuesday staged demonstrations before the Council…
6 April movement demands prison transfer for jailed colleague
Egypt
August 18, 2010
6 April movement demands prison transfer for jailed colleague
Dozens of members of the 6 April opposition movement staged a protest on Wednesday in downtown Cairo to demand the…
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Egypt
August 15, 2010
Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Various Egyptian cities witnessed demonstrations and vigils on Sunday in protest
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Egypt
August 9, 2010
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Members of the People's Free Front (PFF), Kefaya and 6 April opposition movements staged protests against rising retail food prices
Various protests, strikes erupt nationwide
Egypt
August 8, 2010
Various protests, strikes erupt nationwide
Several Egyptian governorates on Sunday witnessed popular protests and strikes over different issues, most notably in the Gharbiya Governorate, where…
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
Egypt has recently witnessed an unprecedented spate of strikes, demonstrations and protests, with police brutality, deteriorating economic conditions and rigged…
Lawyers enraged by rumors of colleagues’ imprisonment
Egypt
June 9, 2010
Lawyers enraged by rumors of colleagues’ imprisonment
Nearly ten thousand lawyers crowded into the Tanta city square Wednesday from 6 AM to express solidarity with lawyers Ehab…
6 April activist gets 6 months in jail
Egypt
May 23, 2010
6 April activist gets 6 months in jail
Abdeen Misdemeanors Court yesterday sentenced Ahmed Saad Douma, an activist from the 6 April movement, to six months in jail…
Ex-minister: Demos show political bankruptcy
Egypt
May 20, 2010
Ex-minister: Demos show political bankruptcy
Former Information Minister Mansour Hassan said that continued labor protests on the sidewalk outside Egypt's parliament building embodied the government's…
Protests continue outside parliament
Egypt
May 16, 2010
Protests continue outside parliament
Hundreds of supporters of independent MP Mostafa Bakri from the regions of Helwan and Tebbeen protested again yesterday against a…